The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio show

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Summary: Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Dangerous Assignment, Mr. Chameleon, and Dragnet.Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which will feature seasons four through six.Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, and also Australia. The current actors featured in the our old time radio detective podcast include Stephen Dunne, Bob Bailey, Brian Donlevy, Karl Swenson, and Jack Web. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Santos Ortega, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Jackson Beck, and more.

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Podcasts:

 Sam Spade: The Overjord Caper (EP4011) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2826

Today's Mystery: Sam is hired by a wealthy woman to recover stolen uninsured jewels.Original Radio BroadcastDate:June 5, 1949Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

 Hollywood Sound Stage: Call Northside 777 (EP4010s) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2481

Today's mystery:A reporter responds to the ad of a mother who wants someone to clear her son of the murder of a police officer twelve years before.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 27, 1951Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

 Tales of the Texas Rangers: Address Unknown (EP4010) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2488

Today's Mystery:A young mother sends her ten-year-old son to get water, but when he returns with a farmer, she's gone.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 27, 1952Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Molly K Matter, Parts Three, Four, and Five (EP4009) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3048

Today's Mystery:Johnny begins the search for a cook that was presumed dead in the wreck of the Molly K, but who Johnny suspects is both alive and responsible for the explosion.Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 12, 13, and 14, 1955When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comTake the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

 Philo Vance: The Chicken Murder Case (EP4008) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2365

Today's Mystery:A racketeer's thug, whose name is Chick, is murdered, and chicken blood is found on his body. This leads Markham to conclude that chicken blood flowed through the murdered hood's veins.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 7, 1950Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

 Dangerous Assignment: The Football Play (EP4007) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2286

Today's Mystery:Steve goes to North Indo-China (modern-day Vietnam) to retrieve an American clerk who'd been framed as a spy and then captured by guerillas.Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 25, 1950Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.'Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Molly K Matter, Parts One and Two (EP4006) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2152

Today's Mystery: Johnny investigates the suspicious sinking of a cargo freighter.Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 10 and 11, 1955When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comTake the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Become one of our friends on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back her tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio

 Sam Spade: The Battles of the Belvedere (EP4005) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1956

Today's Mystery:Sam is called out to Belvedere Island to protect an artist who fears for his life.Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 1, 1949Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama.

 Lux Radio Theater: Laura (EP4004s) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3832

As he investigates the murder of a young advertising executive (Gene Tierney), a police detective (Dana Andrews) begins to fall in love with the murdered woman.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 5, 1945Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 Tales of the Texas Rangers: Illusion (EP4004) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2724

Today's Mystery:A homemaker claims someone is trying to kill her.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 20, 1952Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here on Monday for another old time radio detective drama.

 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Macormack Matter, Parts Three, Four, and Five (EP4003) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2863

Today's Mystery:Johnny's search for $100,000 in stolen jewels continues.Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 5-7, 1955When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comTake the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

 Philo Vance: The Sterling Murder Case (EP4002) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2697

Today's Mystery:A political boss is murdered before a big election.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 31, 1950Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.

 Dangerous Assignment: Memory Chain Equation (EP4001) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2259

Today's Mystery:Steve goes to Munich to intercept a stolen formula that's traveling by way of an inventive new route - the Memory Chain.Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 18, 1950Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.

 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Macormack Matter, Parts One and Two (EP4000) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2484

Today's Mystery: A dying prisoner in Ossing gives Johnny a clue to solving a long-unsolved jewel burglary.Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 3 and 4, 1955When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comTake the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Become one of our friends on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio

 Sam Spade: Edith Hamilton (EP3999) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2957

Today's Mystery: Sam is hired by a psychologist to extract a confession from a young widow who's ex-mother-in-law suspects she murdered her son.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 17, 1949Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective audio drama.

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